Juneteenth
- Juneteenth is a combination of “June” and “nineteenth” and is a holiday that recognizes the day when the United States ended its historic practice of slavery, legally and in the real world. In this sense, Juneteenth is a day for commemorating the “freedom” of all people living in the United States.
- It is not a federal holiday, but it is recognised as a state holiday in over 45 US states.It is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the US and is observed on June 19.
- President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863; ....
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